FRANCE - FRANCE French State (1940-1944). Test piece of 20 francs Pétain in aluminium by Lavrillier, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1941, Paris. Av. PHILIPPE PETAIN. MARECHAL DE FRANCE. HEAD OF STATE. Left bust of Marshal Pétain, in uniform; signed A. LAVRILLIER. Rv. TRAVAIL FAMILLE PATRIE. Within a wreath formed of two branches of laurel, the marshal's baton knotted with two francisques; below 20 FRANCS (different) (date) (different); TRIAL lower left. GEM.203.EP1 - Maz.2651c; Aluminium - 30 mm - 6 h Top Pop (2): this is the finest example graded in the correct category (73517 = Maz.2651c)! PCGS SP64 (Maz.2649c) (17276915). Special strike (SP) with satin relief and mirror fields. Only a few fingerprints in the fields. Very rare. Superb at Fleur de coin.